The “uberization” of labor relations

When A.M. Snelson called Uber a “modern business phenomenon” in October 2016 and concluded that its drivers were not independent collaborators but rather were linked to the platform by means of a labor relationship, he didn’t know that in handing down his Judgment in London he was laying the foundations for a global review of the new ways of working associated with the on-demand economy.

Since then, issues as apparently trifling as the visual configuration of a mobile app have taken on fundamental significance when it comes to determining the legal nature of the relationship between a collaborator and its digital platform.

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